press releases

N° 19-1994

EUROMIR 94 Press Conference at ESA/EAC Last appearance of ESA astronauts in western Europe

26 June 1994

The first ESA manned spaceflight with Russia is scheduled for 3 October this year. This 30 day-long mission, dubbed EUROMIR 94 , will see the participation of ESA's astronaut Ulf Merbold, from Germany. Pedro Duque, from Spain, is also training for the same mission and has been assigned to the stand-by crew.

On Thursday 14 July 1994, ESA's European Astronauts Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany, will host a press conference to highlight the EUROMIR 94 mission. This will also be the last opportunity for the media to interview the ESA astronauts in western Europe before the mission begins. The programme will also include a visit to DLR's (*) Microgravity Users Support Centre (MUSC), which will play a major role during the mission in helping experimenters plan their operations.